See sapient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈseɪ.pi.ənt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsæ-/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
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}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "intelligent, self-aware being",
"word": "älyllinen"
}
],
"word": "sapient"
}
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